CANVS Corporation v. FLIR Systems, Inc.

Filing 25

ORDER granting 24 Joint Motion of FLIR Systems, Inc. and CANVS Corporation to: (1)Extend Deadline for Parties to Meet for the Purpose of Filing Case Management Report; (2)Appear Telephonically for the L.R. 3.05(c)(2)(B) Meeting of the Parties; and (3)Permit In-House Counsel for FLIR Systems, Inc. to Attend August 18, 2014 Hearing By Telephone. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 6/24/2014.(ALB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
CANVS CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:14-cv-180-FtM-38CM

FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.,
Defendant.
ORDER
Before the Court is the Joint Motion of FLIR Systems, Inc. and CANVS
Corporation to: (1) Extend Deadline for Parties to Meet for the Purpose of Filing Case
Management Report; (2) Appear Telephonically for the L.R. 3.05(c)(2)(B) Meeting of
the Parties; and (3) Permit In-House Counsel for FLIR Systems, Inc. to Attend
August 18, 2014 Hearing By Telephone (“Motion”) (Doc. 24), filed on June 20, 2014.
By the Motion, the parties are requesting an extension of the deadline from
June 23, 2014 until July 2, 2014 by which the parties are required to meet and
prepare a Case Management Report. Doc. 24 at 1-2. In support of this request, the
parties state that the preliminary pretrial conference previously scheduled for
June 23, 2014 was rescheduled to August 18, 2014; and therefore no party will be
prejudiced by the extension. Id. at 2; see Doc. 23. In light of the joint request and
the rescheduling of the preliminary pretrial conference, the Court finds good cause to
grant the brief extension requested.

The parties also request permission to conduct the Case Management
Conference by telephone, and in support state that lead counsel for Plaintiff is located
in Washington, D.C. and lead counsel for Defendant is located in Irvine, California.
Doc. 24 at 2. Middle District of Florida Local Rule 3.01(i) states that “[t]he use of
telephonic hearings and conferences is encouraged, whenever possible, particularly
when counsel are located in different cities.” Upon consideration of the Motion, and
in the spirit of the Local Rules, the Court will waive the in-person requirement of the
Case Management Report, and the parties may meet telephonically.
Finally, Defendant FLIR Systems, Inc. requests that its Chief Intellectual
Property counsel be permitted to attend the preliminary pretrial conference by
telephone. Doc. 24 at 2. In support of the request, Defendant states that its lead
outside counsel will appear in person at the preliminary pretrial conference. Id.
The Court finds good cause to permit FLIR Systems, Inc.’s Chief Intellectual Property
counsel to appear at the preliminary pretrial conference by telephone, particularly
given that Defendant will be represented at the preliminary pretrial conference by
its lead outside counsel, who will appear in person.
ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby
ORDERED:
1.

The Joint Motion of FLIR Systems, Inc. and CANVS Corporation to: (1)

Extend Deadline for Parties to Meet for the Purpose of Filing Case Management
Report; (2) Appear Telephonically for the L.R. 3.05(c)(2)(B) Meeting of the Parties;

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and (3) Permit In-House Counsel for FLIR Systems, Inc. to Attend August 18, 2014
Hearing By Telephone (Doc. 24) is GRANTED.
a.

The deadline by which the parties must meet to prepare a Case

Management Report shall be extended up to and including July 2, 2014.
b.

The parties may conduct the case management conference

telephonically.
c.

Defendant FLIR Systems, Inc.’s Chief Intellectual Property

counsel may appear at the preliminary pretrial conference by telephone.
Counsel should contact Leslie Friedmann, Courtroom Deputy to the Honorable
Sheri Polster Chappell, at [phone] for call-in instructions.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on this 24th day of June, 2014.

Copies:
Counsel of record

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